Flames EBUG Dusty Nickel braces for change — but not before one more scare

Dusty Nickel quickly ditched his press-box popcorn — the Flames’ EBUG had been called to prepare for game action. Just another night for the backup’s backup. Next year, with new rules set to take ...

Former Erie Blades players, employees and media remember original 1975-76 team

The Erie Blades played their first game on Oct. 17, 1975. Players, employees and media involved in that season remember it 50 ...

Mike Mastovich | 'Seeing that Chiefs jersey again': Past and present intertwine in ECHL's one-night return to Johnstown

The recognizable voice and familiar refrain filled the air at 1st Summit Arena @ Cambria County War Memorial Saturday night. “Let’s hear it for your Johnstown Chiefs,” public address announcer Al ...
The Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Canadian hockey stick factory survives in face of uncertainty

Wearing protective gloves and earplugs, a worker feeds lengths of wood into a machine that makes an earsplitting whine as it ...
The Sentinel-Record

Canada’s last hockey stick factory survives in face of tariff threats and globalization

BRANTFORD, Ontario -- Wearing protective gloves and earplugs, a worker feeds lengths of wood into a machine that makes an earsplitting whine as it automatically cuts a groove into the end of each ...
Omaha.com

Canada's last hockey stick factory survives in face of tariff threats and globalization

What are the top five masks heading into the 2025–26 NHL season? David Bastl weighs in on the most unique and stylish mask designs in hockey today. Wooden hockey sticks are stacked as they move along ...